11:00 – 11:30 – Welcome & Kickoff

Welcome and introduction from Liz Moran, Director of Global Academic Programs & Certification, and Jürgen Kaselowsky, Director, Global Academic Programs.

11:30 – 12:00 – Keynote

Marinela Profi, Global Market Strategy Lead for AI, Agentic AI and Generative AI at SAS.

12:00 – 13:00 – SAS in Action: Fund for Peace Crisis Sensitivity Simulator

For over 60 years, The Fund for Peace (FFP) has been a world leader in helping governments and organizations understand and respond to fragility and instability. Nate Haken, Senior Advisor, Fund for Peace, along with Steve Mellgren, Senior Solutions Architect on the SAS Data for Good team, and Jackie Yanchuck, Senior Solutions Advisor, Risk Modeling & Decisioning, SAS, will share how SAS powers the Crisis Sensitivity Simulator, a tool that helps policymakers model crisis scenarios, assess country resilience, and identify where targeted interventions can make the greatest difference. Attendees will see the SAS Viya platform at work in a high-stakes, real-world context, and take away practical ideas for bringing similar applications to the classroom.

13:30 – 14:00 – SAS Academic Programs 101: Resources & What’s New

Learn about what’s new in SAS Global Academic Programs.

14:00 – 14:30 – Beyond the Classroom: Applied Learning with SAS

Institutions like yours are leveraging SAS Academic Programs resources to create meaningful student experiences. From global events like SAS Hackathon and SAS Curiosity Cup to credentials like SAS Certification, discover the applied learning opportunities available to your students.

10:00 – 12:30 –Workshop - Beyond SAS Programming: Teaching the Full Data and AI Lifecycle with SAS Viya (Part 1)

Step beyond code and into real-world analytics, where data and AI are part of a connected lifecycle and success isn’t just “Does it work?” but “Can it live in the real world?”

In this two-part, hands-on workshop, Lincoln Groves, Senior Manager of Analytical Education at SAS, and Cristina Anton, Senior Analytical Training Consultant, will show you how SAS Viya empowers students to move from programming to decision-making, governance, and business impact. 

Through an immersive scenario, Part 1 will explore coding and no-code features in SAS Studio and SAS Visual Analytics, including AI-assisted workflows using SAS Viya Copilot.

12:30 – 13:00 – Break

13:00 – 14:00 – Industry Fireside Chat

This industry-aligned fireside chat with Diana Rothfuss, Global Product Marketing Director, Financial Services at SAS, and Julie Muckleroy, Global Banking Market Strategist, will focus on data governance and its impacts on AI and decisioning.

10:00 – 12:30 – Workshop - Beyond SAS Programming: Teaching the Full Data and AI Lifecycle with SAS Viya (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this hands-on workshop (Part 1 attendance is recommended but not mandatory), Lincoln Groves, Senior Manager of Analytical Education at SAS, and Cristina Anton, Senior Analytical Training Consultant, will continue exploring how SAS Viya empowers students to move from programming to decision-making, governance, and business impact. 

Part 2 will explore elevated modeling using SAS Model Studio and SAS Viya Copilot, ethical data analysis, model management, and how to build advanced decision flows using SAS Intelligent Decisioning.

12:30 – 13:00 – Break

13:00 – 13:30 – The Future of AI & Analytics: Quantum Computing at SAS

Bill Wisotsky, Principal Quantum Systems Architect at SAS will introduce Quantum AI and explore applications across industries; including a sneak peak of SAS' new Quantum AI course (coming soon to the Educator Portal).

13:30 – Wrap-up & Takeaways